EurKEY — The European Keyboard Layout

The complete key map for each version, showing all modifier layers and dead key compositions.

Hold Shift or Option to preview modifier layers. Click a yellow dead key to see its compositions. Press Esc to go back.

Features

Dead Keys for Diacritics

Type accented characters (ä, é, ñ, č, …) using intuitive Option-key combinations. No character palette needed.

ISO International Layout

Built for the physical English International keyboard found on European MacBooks — with the extra § key and big Enter.

Multiple Versions

Ships v1.2, v1.3, v1.4, and v2.0 in a single bundle. Pick the one that fits your workflow.

Easy Install

Download the DMG, drag the bundle to Keyboard Layouts, log out. Done in under a minute.

Installation

1

Download

Get the latest .dmg from GitHub Releases. Open it and drag EurKey-macOS.bundle to the Keyboard Layouts folder.

2

Log out

Log out and back in (or restart) so macOS picks up the new layout.

3

Add the layout

Open System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources. Click Edit…, then + to add a new input source. Search for "EurKEY" and select the version you want.

System Settings showing the Edit button for input sources Dialog to add a new input source EurKEY in the input sources list
4

Select it

Click the input source icon in the menu bar and switch to EurKEY.

Selecting EurKEY from the menu bar dropdown